Basement Benders “Lydiad”
Basement Benders “Lydiad” Whilst the name might be new (and possibly questionable… not sure it has the same connotation in the U.S. as it does here!?!… the Basement Benders consist […]
Tag Archives: punk
Vincent And The Onepotts “Best Of Enemies”
Vincent And The Onepotts “Best Of Enemies” Whilst not always guaranteed, the support spots that a band have secured is often a good indicator of what to expect from a […]
The Yawpers “American Man”
The Yawpers “American Man” Once again it appears that Bloodshot Records have come up trumps with this release from Denver based The Yawpers. Their press release reference words like ‘raw’, […]
Michael Monroe “Blackout States”
Michael Monroe “Blackout States” There is no doubt that Michael Monroe is a rock n roll survivor. He’s a man who has really epitomised sleaze, rock n roll since his […]
Michael Monroe Live Review – Birmingham Institute, 9th October 2015
Michael Monroe @ Birmingham Institute, 9th October 2015 If there really was a ‘school of rock’, Mr Monroe could be the subject matter for a number of lessons, including how […]
The Joystix “Punchline”
The Joystix “Punchline” Hungary may not be the first country you think of for sleaze punk rock but that is indeed where The Joystix come from. However, citing a love […]
Backyard Babies “Four By Four”
Backyard Babies “Four By Four” When Backyard Babies went on an extended break, many of us doubted that we would hear from them again. That would have been a huge […]
Jesse Malin “Outsiders”
Jesse Malin “Outsiders” We were a bit surprised to see Jesse Malin releasing a new album so soon after his last one, “New York Before the World” (NYBTW). If we’re […]
Craig Finn “Faith In The Future”
Craig Finn “Faith In The Future” The fact that you’re reading this site probably means you know enough about music to know who Craig Finn is. Just in case you […]
Motochrist “Chrome”
Motochrist “Chrome” It may be a bit bold to use the term ‘super group’ when referring to Motochrist as many people, sadly, may not even recognise the band members names. […]
Ming City Rockers “S/T”
Ming City Rockers “S/T” Unusually, we’re a bit late on the scene in reviewing this release from The Ming City Rockers. However, we were blown away by their set at […]
Great Cynics “I Feel Weird”
Great Cynics “I Feel Weird” Great Cynics were one of our highlights from this year’s brilliant 2000 Trees festival (see our review here https://thesoulofaclown.com/2015/07/21/2000-trees-festival-9th-11th-july-2015-review/) What most impressed us about their […]
Role Models “The Go To Guy”
Role Models “The Go To Guy” Sometimes the presence of a couple of musicians in a band is almost enough to guarantee you are going to be on to something […]
The Compulsions “Dirty Fun”
The Compulsions “Dirty Fun” The Compulsions may be a new name to you, for now, but they consist of band members of some distinction. Led by a true rock n […]
Bully “Feels Like”
Bully “Feels Like” Having generated a lot of press attention, this debut album from the Nashville four piece is somewhat eagerly awaited now. Given that it is being described as […]
Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton 23rd – 26th July 2015
Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton 23rd July – 26th July 2015 If you haven’t been to the Secret Garden Party (SGP), then you have truly missed out on one of […]
2000 Trees Festival 9th – 11th July 2015 Review
Ok, let’s get this out of the way, early doors, it is hard for us to be unbiased about 2000 trees, as it is undoubtedly one of our favourite festivals. […]
Northern Faces “S/T”
Northern Faces “S/T” Northern Faces are yet another great band out of the mecca known as New York. Their own bio describes there forming as “It all started after a […]
Beach Slang “Broken Thrills”
Beach Slang “Broken Thrills” This is Philadelphia three piece, Beach Slang’s first release here in the UK and is actually a compilation of earlier releases. They are described enticingly as […]
Three Kings High “Hail”
Three Kings High “Hail” Three Kings High are a hardworking UK band who have gigged heavily and released a number of singles and Eps. This does, however, represent their first […]
Total Babes “HeyDays”
Total Babes “Heydays” Total Babes were formed in 2010 by Jayson Gerycz of Cloud Nothings and his friend Christopher Brown as an outlet for pop songs that could not be […]
Tim Vantol “If We Go Down, We Will Go Together!”
Tim Vantol “If We Go Down, We Will Go Together!” We are sure that those of you who read our interview with Tim Vantol (https://thesoulofaclown.com/2015/04/21/tim-vantol-interview/) will be eagerly awaiting news […]
The Sidekicks “Runner In The Nerved World”
The Sidekicks “Runner In The Nerved World” It’s always somewhat heart-warming when you comes across a band which are essentially just a group of guys who grew up together with […]
The Great Secret “Deep Inside The Lungs Of A Whale”
The Great Secret “Deep Inside The Lungs Of A Whale” The Great Secret may indeed be an unknown act at the moment in the UK but they are hoping to […]
Derek Grant “Breakdown”
Derek Grant “Breakdown” The name Derek Grant may not be one you instantly recognise, that’s unless you’re an Alkaline Trio fan. Derek is actually the drummer from that band but […]
The Disconnects “Wake Up Dead”
The Disconnects – “Wake Up Dead” The Disconnects are a 4-piece Rock N Roll band from Neptune City NJ. They are made up of Ryan Switzer (Guitar/Vocal) Tommy Miller (Guitar) […]
2000Trees Festival News
It’s fair to say that 2000trees was one of, it not the, favourite festival that we visited last year. This is not only due to its great location, organisation and […]
Frank Turner Interview January 2015
How long has it been since we’ve really had a genuine new rock n roll legend in the UK? Well, one man who could be close to filling that vacancy […]
Billy The Kid Interview January 2015
In this world of manufactured pop, it’s always good to discover artists who are doing all they can to get their art out there. That’s certainly true of Billy The […]
October, November & December Album Reviews
Rounding off 2014, we have now added the pages for the last quarter album revciews. October was one of our busiest months with a total of 12 album reviews: October […]
The Soul Of A Clown 